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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Baby it's (still) cold outside....warm up with comforting SOUP

This has been such a bitter cold January. Here in my neck of the woods the temperature has been around 5 degrees for weeks on end. The most wonderful comforting food to deal with this cold is SOUP!Here is a recipe I created a few years ago & it's delish!

Italian White Bean Soup

It's chock full of good things like Italian sausage, lots of vegetables and white beans in a yummy thick tomato broth. Serve it with a loaf of crusty bread and a tossed salad and you have a meal.

In a large heavy pot, brown the sausage until no longer pink. Add
onions and sauté a few minutes until softened. Add remaining ingredients accept for parmesan cheese and the
fresh basilleaves and stir well.
Bring to a rolling boil and then turn down heat and simmer until the vegetables
are tender. Ladle into bowls and sprinkle with the optional parmesan cheese and
a few basil leaves in center. Serve. Makes 3-4 quarts of soup.I know your family will LOVE this. And it's even better the next day. If you'd like, put it all together in the morning and put in a crockpot and cook on low for 7-9 hours. Add the beans the last two hours. ENJOY!THANK YOU for joining me. It's always nice to have you drop by. Would love to know that you've been here. Your comments are always welcome and appreciated.

8 comments:

Nann! How lovely to see a post from you. Think of you often. We've had the opposite here this summer. Very, very warm days. We're going through our typical wet season now. Hopefully not as bad as a couple years ago when the whole country flooded. We desperately need the rain but without the winds. Hope you and your family have been well.